USS Will Rogers
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USS Will Rogers (SSBN-659) (referred to as Willy R by her crews) was a Benjamin Franklin-class ballistic missile submarine – the last of the "41 for Freedom" Polaris submarines. She was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for humorist Will Rogers (1879–1935).
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USS Will Rogers (SSBN-659) on 15 February 1967. | |
History | |
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United States | |
Namesake | Will Rogers (1879–1935), an American humorist |
Awarded | 29 July 1963 |
Builder | General Dynamics Electric Boat, Groton, Connecticut |
Laid down | 20 March 1965 |
Launched | 21 July 1966 |
Sponsored by | Muriel Buck Humphrey |
Commissioned | 1 April 1967 |
Decommissioned | 12 April 1993 |
Stricken | 12 April 1993 |
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Fate | Scrapping via Ship and Submarine Recycling Program begun 2 November 1993, completed 12 August 1994 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Benjamin Franklin-class nuclear-powered fleet ballistic missile submarine |
Displacement |
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Length | 425 ft (130 m) |
Beam | 33 ft (10 m) |
Draft | 31 ft 4 in (9.55 m) |
Installed power | 15,000 shp (11,185 kW) |
Propulsion | One S5W pressurized-water nuclear reactor, later replaced by one S3G reactor; two geared steam turbines; one shaft |
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Test depth | greater than 400 ft (120 m) (classified) |
Complement | Two crews (Blue Crew and Gold crew) of 140 each |
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